Kansas City, City of Missouri
Kansas City, MO · NTD ID 70271 · 2024 report year
Kansas City, City of Missouri carries 1.8 million passenger trips a year on streetcar service — making it the 221st-busiest transit operator in the United States. It is based in Kansas City, MO.
It spends $8.7 million a year running that service, or $4.82 per trip. Its streetcar service, the largest of its modes, costs $4.82 per rider — 52% below the $9.95 median for the 25 US agencies reporting streetcar.
Over the 8 years reported, ridership remains 17% below its 2019 level, the last full year before the pandemic, and up 4% on 2023.
Service by mode, 2024
| Mode | Annual trips | Operating expense | Cost per rider | vs national median | Farebox | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetcar#5 of 25 nationally | 1,806,946 | $8.7 million | $4.82 | -52% | — | 4 |
Ridership, 2017–2024
| Year | Annual trips | Operating expense (2024 $) | Cost per rider (2024 $) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,806,946 | $8.7 million | $4.82 |
| 2023 | 1,734,479 | $6.9 million | $4.00 |
| 2022 | 1,234,901 | $6.6 million | $5.35 |
| 2021 | 598,356 | $6.5 million | $10.86 |
| 2020 | 2,007,019 | $7.0 million | $3.46 |
| 2019 | 2,187,347 | $6.3 million | $2.88 |
| 2018 | 2,017,091 | $6.2 million | $3.05 |
| 2017 | 1,983,085 | $5.3 million | $2.67 |
Where Kansas City, City of Missouri ranks
- Highest-Ridership Streetcar Systems #5 of 25
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Ask NTD about Kansas City, City of Missouri →Source & method. Figures are from the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database (NTD) annual reporting for 2024, the most recent published report year. Cost per rider is operating expense divided by unlinked passenger trips. Farebox recovery is fare revenue divided by operating expense. Ten-year trends are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; single-year figures are as reported. Agencies self-report to the NTD, and reporting practice varies, so figures are best read as comparable in magnitude rather than to the cent.